Imeni Poliny Osipenko (rural locality)


Imeni Poliny Osipenko is a rural locality and the administrative center of imeni Poliny Osipenko District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Amgun River. Population:

History

Originally known as Kerbi, it was renamed in 1939 after Polina Osipenko, a Soviet pilot who set the women's world aircraft distance record flying to this location from Moscow.

Transportation

A local road leads west to Briakan and then to Beryozovy, which is on the Baikal-Amur Mainline.
The settlement is served by Imeni Poliny Osipenko Airport.

Climate

Imeni Poliny Osipenko has a humid continental climate, closely bordering on a subarctic climate with dry, severely cold winters and warm, moist summers. As far as non-arid climates warmer than subarctic climates go, Imeni Poliny Osipenko is as cold as it gets, due to its low latitude and inland location enabling for the extended summers and four months to just go above. Winters are far colder than even many polar climates in maritime areas.